Part I The question of “amirah lenochri” looms large: In what cases are we forbidden to ask a non-Jew to do forbidden labor for us

Parshat Bamidbar Although we commonly identify the books of the Torah with their opening word(s), i.e., “Bereishit,” “Shemot,” “Vayikra,” etc., Chazal referred to each book

A devastating car accident last Friday morning has left the community in Lakewood reeling, along with all of Klal Yisroel. The death toll of this

Rebbe Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam, zt”l—the “Shefa Chaim” of Klausenburg, Romania—was an extraordinary gaon and tzaddik. During the Holocaust, he suffered the murder of wife and

The Mishna on Shevuot 32a discusses an oath to compel testimony. Suppose I know that two people witnessed an event, and their testimony would help

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: For Shabbat dessert, my hosts served a very hot cake on a plate next to

This past week our yeshiva, Heichal HaTorah, marked and celebrated its 12th annual dinner. It was a beautiful event, but also quite emotional as it

In Bamidbar, the Jewish people are counted at the start, and the commentaries question the meaning of this part.   Perhaps the point was for

Throughout history, Shevet Levi has held a unique role. In Parshat Bamidbar we see this manifested dramatically. Whereas the rest of the nation was counted

When the mayor entered the court for his divorce hearing, the judge stood up. “Take a seat, Your Honor,” the judge said to the mayor

Our parsha begins with Hashem telling Moshe to take a census of the Jewish people. In the Ramban’s commentary to our parsha (1:45-46,) he quotes

וַיְדַבֵּר יְדֹוָד אֶל משֶׁה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית לְצֵאתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר:וְאֵת כָּל הָעֵדָה הִקְהִילוּ בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי וַיִּתְיַלְדוּ עַל